Story follows two young cancer patients who fall for each other during treatment.

Elgort beat out Brenton Thwaites, Nat Wolff, Nick Robinson and Noah Silver for the role of Augustus “Gus” Waters, the former basketball player who lost his leg to cancer and meets Woodley’s character in a cancer support group.

Elgort is is repped by CAA and Brookside Artist Management and besides “Divergent,” can also be seen in MGM’s “Carrie” remake.